About Us
Your Feelings Matter
Horace Publishing is a growing independent publisher in the self-help genre that aims to put the voice and the experience of the individual at the heart of the publication. This starts with our unique Counselling Cards, designed especially for adults to help with the communication of emotions in a wide variety of situations.
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In order to engage in a meaningful conversation at work, at home, or with a therapist, a clear description of how something makes us feel can help us find a solution. However, it is incredibly difficult for many of us to describe what is going on inside. We may feel pressured by society to appear as if we are coping, and there is an expectation that as adults we can control and articulate our emotions, but in reality, many of us are simply 'treading water', not coping at all, or cannot explain how we feel. The colourful pictures on our Original Counselling Cards are designed to reach straight to the heart of the individual to support that much needed 'breakthrough' moment of finding the right word for the right feeling. In conjunction with our exclusive Spread Mat, the deck also enables individuals to understand their emotional journey by tracking its development and revealing where any feelings may have originated from.​​
A word from the author:​
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‘Therapy requires talking about our emotional journey and how it makes us feel, but talking about emotions doesn’t come naturally to many of us. We go blank, we get confused or bewildered, we panic, we get angry, or we walk away. Adult emotions are complicated and often hard to describe. So, if you struggle to answer the question: “and how does that make you feel?” as much as I do, or if you are looking for a way to put a difficult emotional situation into perspective, or perhaps you simply want to communicate with someone to solve a problem, I hope these cards help you to clarify how you feel and to start a supportive conversation with your partner or with a therapist’.
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​Lisa Atkins.
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